Sunday Funday

Good Morning Crafters & Visitors. Today is a quickie - the thing about Sunday for me is that there is so much I want to do on my off day it is impossible to do it all.  I want to bake a cake and cook a bunch of stuff, read the paper, do the crossword, go to my Mom's get all my son's football and school uniforms washed - WHEW. 
So today, I just bring you a little crafting tip about Ippity.  If you have an Ippity stamp set or you are trying to decide which one  you want to buy, go to the Ippity Gallery.  There, they have photo albums arranged by stamp set and if you go to that album, they have all kinds of beautiful cards and other items made with those stamps!  It really helps me visually when I want to use a set.
For those that have inquired about the scrapbooking weekend in November, thanks! I hope to see you there.  For those of you who can't make it, please pass it on to others; you never know who may be looking for a crafty getaway.
Thanks for stopping by,
Kelly 

Scrapbooking Weekend in Southern Michigan Nov 5 through the 7th

For those of you in Michigan area, I wanted to post the information on our weekend getaway.  Please pass this on to anyone you now who might be interested or wouldn't mind passing it on themselves. 

Enjoy an overnight scrapbooking retreat where you will have time to work on your albums, eat meals you don’t have to prepare or clean up, and spend time with friends.

November 5 - 7, 2010

6:00 pm Friday -- 3:00 pm Sunday

Location:  Holiday Inn Express in Monroe (I-75 and

Dixie Hwy.

  Right off exit #15)

We will have a private conference room with banquet tables for cropping.  You can leave your tools out and work on your albums at your leisure while visiting with friends or enjoying a swim in the pool!  Best of all, you’ll have lots of TIME to work on your albums.  There will be a special gift for all who attend, and many opportunities to take home more prizes, with drawings throughout the whole weekend!  Invite your friends and enjoy this amazing scrapbooking getaway!  All of the details are taken care of for you!

The cost of this event includes your room, a gift, prizes, Saturday lunch and dinner.  The hotel provides Continental Breakfast daily with your overnight stay.

Tools will be available for your use, and products available for purchase.  Please contact your consultant in advance to pre-order if you know there are items you will need!

SATURDAY we will have a massage therapist on site after lunch.  A 15 minute chair massage ($15) or a 30 minute table massage ($30) will be available for your relaxation needs after a day of scrapbooking! 

If you are interested in attending, please complete the form below and return it to your Consultant.

    Name ________________________________                              Phone _________________ 

    E-mail________________________________      Rooming with __________________________

Indicate Choice	*Prices are per person	3 or 4 per room	2 per room	Individual room
	Friday - Saturday (1 night)	$120.00	$135.00	$170.00
	Saturday - Sunday (1 night)	$120.00	$135.00	$170.00
	Friday – Sunday (2 nights)	$150.00	$175.00	$245.00
	Saturday Only w/lunch & dinner	$70.00	$70.00	$70.00

Deadline for Registration:   October 27, 2010

Cancellation on or before deadline: Full refund.  No refunds will be given after October 27, 2010.

Late registration: add $15….please call me at 248-310-0257 to check for available space

Fall is in the air...

Even though it is warm today you can feel fall is in the air.  Football game Sunday, school yesterday - and I hate to admit it, but a cinnamon cider donut yesterday afternoon :-)
Here is a card I whipped up for a couple who were married.   I have used this stamp for three wedding cards in a row so I think I need to start changing it up next time.

The large stamp is "circle lace" from Hero Arts.  I loved it so much when I saw it that I bought it even though it was wood mounted (I live in a teeny tiny house, I usually refuse to buy anything that is not compact).

I stamped it with embossing ink and used American Crafts opaque white embossing powder to make it pop.  Added a little silver bling in the center.  Sentiment is from the Unity July Stampin' Store Kit (I cannot make something without Unity on it somwhere!).  Misc ribbon.  Even though it doesn't show I edged the sentiment piece with a little platinum Versamark ink.  This looks really beautiful with black or red embossing powder as well.   I have also tried it with clear embossing powder on cream paper and sponged a very light tan chalk ink over it and it was fab. 

See you later in the week!

Kelly

Crazy, awesome, blessed life!

Well, sometimes things are just so crazy I can't keep all my ducks in a row -  now is one of those times.
But I have to admit that I pray and then I see things that are moving bit by bit in the right direction so I have so much to be grateful for!
Speaking of things to be grateful for, aren't babies on of those miraculous things? I have a shower to go to this weekend so I made a cute little baby card.

This is Unity's "Little Sprout" set.  I used the stars with some silver embossing powder to make a starry sky.  Paper pieced the tree stamp, stamped with Distress Vintage Photo ink,  with Creative Memories Cement and Shades of Green papers. Sentiment and baby sprout stamped on white Creative Memories cardstock (sentiment with Ranger Archival ink in black, onesie with Quick Quotes powder puff green ink).  I spritzed the cardstock the sentiment is on with Distress Reinker Spun Sugar/Perfect Pearls mist and let it dry before adding the sentiment.  Hope you enjoyed and if you have a little sprout, give them a big kiss.

Kelly

8x8 quick layout

Thursday snuck up on me, soon it will be the weekend and I will be running for my son's football. 
Well, that means all my creating has to be fast.  For my two youngest, I did a picture a week for their first year so you can look back and see how they changed.  I have a couple of pages left to do in Molly's so I did a quick 8x8 page.

This was made using Creative Memories "bountiful" 8x8 paper - I love their paper that looks like it already has texture, accents and layers added because it does so much of the work for you.

I spritzed some Cement Cardstock wtih Perfect Pearls mist, stamped with the Unity Stamp "the meaning of it all" and punched out some Dragonflies with the Creative Memories Limited Edition Pocket Punch and u sed as accents.  The tag was made with the CM tag shapemaker, misc ribbon and crocheted lace.  I used the new CM chalking inks to distress the edges of the ribbon and dragonflies.  Voila, quick and easy.

Enjoy the rest of your week making memories you can scrapbook! 

Kelly

Amazing, Creative Women All Over the Web

I am so envious of people who are "handy" especially if the are female! I found this blog today and I am inspired. I want to convince my husband to build bunkbeds for the girls now (note: he will laugh at me, i am ready for it).  Check out Ana White who absolutely rocks. Warning: you will leave her blog wanting to build something, even if  you never have before.

Unity Stamp Company has added some new folks to their scrapbooking design team.  These ladies are all talented, but Lesley Langdon has that vintage chic look that I can't get enough of! Her designs are fantastic and her videos are so easy to follow. Check out her blog here.

I am anxiously awaiting my shipment of Ippity stamps and am looking forward to doing some classes this fall.  Hanging out with friends and crafting, what could be better? (well, there will be chocolate too!)
Happy Crafting
Kelly

Monday is here again...time for coffee!

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend filled with family, food and crafts.
I have a card for you today.  I have a friend who was taking a leave to start treatment for cancer and was inspired to make this card for her:

This is definitely a clean and simple one but I love the Melody Ross Brave Girl line from Unity Stamp Company.  I do not have a sewing machine so I paper pierced around the edges and then used a needle and embroidery thread to make the stitching around the edges.   Paper: Creative Memories, Stamps: Unity Stamp Company "Brave Girl", Ink: Distress in Brick Red, misc eyelet and ribbon.  

Fall is definitely in the air around here! It is putting me more in the mood for my son's football games now; the one on that 93 degree day just wasn't any fun for the players or the parents. 

Wishing you a blessed week,

Kelly 

Is it Friday already?

I can't believe this week has gotten away from me already! That Monday holiday did a number on me.  I guess laundry, DS's football practice and two different "meet the faculty" nights at two different schools didn't help either.  I am not complaining though - my daughter's preschool is so amazing I get teary eyed every time I am around those ladies.  My son LOVES his teacher this year and he is not one to love school so I am filled with gratitude. Not since Mrs. Nyikes in the second grade has he used the word "awesome" to describe anything that had to do with school - I am pumped!
Well, this is sort of a lazy post.  I had used the masculine birthday card sketch to do another card with just a little different flavor.  A friend of mine is having a little bit of a rough patch so I wanted to send her a card and this is what I made -

I did the close up to show the sparkle from the Perfect Pearls mist but it doesn't really do it justice.

Stamps: Our Daily Bread "Amazing Grace" single, Ippity "Devoted", Nestabilities, ribbon, Dew Drops, Paper -Creative Memories Cardstock & Shades of Blue, Ink - Distress Stormy Sky, Ranger Archival Ink in Black, Shimmer Mist (Perfect Pearls, Distress ReInker in Tumbled Glass). 

I am really hoping to have a scrapbook layout for you on my next post, let's see how my multi-tasking skills are.  Have a great day everyone

Kelly

Happy Tuesday!

Good morning all! I hope your first week of school is going great! No burnt toast and morning stress is the goal!
So I made a quick card last night using some great Unity rubber.  I needed a masculine bday card and whipped it up on the spot.

The background image is from Unity's Stampin Store Kit "key to joy".  The sentiment is from Unity's "the right words".  Simple but pretty good lookin' for on the spot if I must say so myself ;-)

The key is cut from a Tim Holtz Alterations die by Sizzix, chipboard with a piece of Creative Memories espresso cardstock, Creative Memories chalking ink on the edges, a little Perfect Pearls spritz and voila, a great embellishment.

Ingredients: Cardstock -Creative Memories, Nestabilities, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Old Paper, Powder Puff Chalking Inks in Amaretto, Creative Memories Chalking Ink, brads, ribbon (misc),Perfect Pearls (mini mister solution), Unity Stamp Company images.

Happy Labor Day! (aka uggh it's back to school time!)

Well, it's a crazy day here at my house and it doesn't feel too much like a laid back holiday, but that's how we do things!  Just a quick note to wish everyone a fantastic back to school in the morning.  No matter how rushed it is, I will try to breath through my nose and stay calm.
So here are my back to school cards that I made for all of my son's teachers.  I figured everyone loves a card and it will help cement his name in his new teacher's memories since they will be switching classes this year.

Now, the colors look a little off but it's really a dark red, the flash took it's toll on it.  I used the great Unity set "school through the years". I love this set and can see using it for tons of school-related scrapbook pages for my kiddos.  The card base is Creative Memories Cement Card stock.  It is like kraft paper but a smidge lighter and it is my current go-to paper -love it!  The red is also CM using a Hero Arts ledger stamp in Distress Brick Red for the background image.  All other images are Unity. Rounded the corners with a CM corner rounder and all 10 of them were in the envelope (I did two for my daughters preschool teachers too!)

Ingredients: CM Cardstock in Cement, Shades of Red Paper from CM, stamps Unity & Hero Arts, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Brick Red & Old Paper, Powder Puff Inks in Maraschino, Ranger Archival Ink in Black,  ribbon, EK Success Chalk

Enjoy your last summer evening!

Kelly